महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-227, verse-4

अथ वाप्यनुबुध्येत नृपोऽस्माकं चिकीर्षितम् ।
एवमप्यायतिं रक्षन्नाभ्यनुज्ञातुमर्हति ॥४॥

4. atha vāpyanubudhyeta nṛpo'smākaṁ cikīrṣitam ,
evamapyāyatiṁ rakṣannābhyanujñātumarhati.

4. atha vā api anubudhyeta nṛpaḥ asmākam cikīrṣitam
evam api āyatim rakṣan na abhyanujñātum arhati

4. Even if the king were to discover our intention, he still ought not to grant permission, prioritizing the protection of the future.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too, if, though

• अनुबुध्येत (anubudhyeta) - should understand, should know, should comprehend

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended, desired to be done, intention

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, even so

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• आयतिम् (āyatim) - future, consequence, prosperity

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, while protecting

• न (na) - not

• अभ्यनुज्ञातुम् (abhyanujñātum) - to permit, to allow, to sanction

• अर्हति (arhati) - he ought, he is able, he deserves

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too, if, though

(indeclinable)

अनुबुध्येत (anubudhyeta) - should understand, should know, should comprehend

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of anubudh

Prefix: anu

Root: budh (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound of nṛ and pa, meaning 'protector of men'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver, drinking
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'pā' (to protect) or 'pā' (to drink). Here, from 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended, desired to be done, intention

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita

cikīrṣita - intended, desired to be done, intention, an act that one desires to do

Past Passive Participle of desiderative stem

Formed from the desiderative stem 'cikīrṣa-' (from root kṛ 'to do') with the past passive participle suffix '-ta'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, even so

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

आयतिम् (āyatim) - future, consequence, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āyati

āyati - future, consequence, outcome, prosperity, advance

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ā', and suffix 'kti'.

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, while protecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, a protector

Present Active Participle

Formed from root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with the present active participle suffix '-at'.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनुज्ञातुम् (abhyanujñātum) - to permit, to allow, to sanction

(infinitive)

अर्हति (arhati) - he ought, he is able, he deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)